thewumpus99
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Can anyone help me identify the purpose/origin/date of this bottle?
The bottle is 9.5 inches tall, 2 1/4 inches at its base, and just under 2 1/2 inches at its widest spot. The seams indicate a 3-piece hinge mold, and the neck seams go all the way up to the base of the applied finish. The glass is olive-colored. There is no embossing on the sides. The bottom has a “B†and a “3†embossed on it. (I've found several other bottles which are nearly identical, but with slightly different kick depths/shapes (this one is dome-shaped, but another is conical, although always with the raised dot in the middle), and different numbers appearing on the bottom... in addition to “B 3â€, I've also got “B 1â€, “B 8â€, and “B 10â€). The sides of the finish are nearly vertical, but slope inwards slightly. The glass contains a number of bubbles.
The bottle was found in the water of an old harbor in the Bahamas, and so was very likely of British/Scottish/Irish origin.
Thanks!
The bottle is 9.5 inches tall, 2 1/4 inches at its base, and just under 2 1/2 inches at its widest spot. The seams indicate a 3-piece hinge mold, and the neck seams go all the way up to the base of the applied finish. The glass is olive-colored. There is no embossing on the sides. The bottom has a “B†and a “3†embossed on it. (I've found several other bottles which are nearly identical, but with slightly different kick depths/shapes (this one is dome-shaped, but another is conical, although always with the raised dot in the middle), and different numbers appearing on the bottom... in addition to “B 3â€, I've also got “B 1â€, “B 8â€, and “B 10â€). The sides of the finish are nearly vertical, but slope inwards slightly. The glass contains a number of bubbles.
The bottle was found in the water of an old harbor in the Bahamas, and so was very likely of British/Scottish/Irish origin.
Thanks!